skilled

1 having enough ability, experience and knowledge to be able to do something wella skilled engineer/negotiator/craftsmana shortage of skilled labour(= people who have had training in a skill)skilled in/at something/doing somethingShe is highly skilled at dealing with difficult customers.See related entries:Job skills and personal qualities

Extra examplesInterviewing is a very skilled job.She wasn’t very skilled with the camera yet.They were skilled in the art of war.We have a shortage of technically skilled workers.a highly skilled workforcefully skilled craftsmenskilled at needleworkskilled in the basic techniquesHe was a bookbinder, a very highly skilled craftsman.She’s highly skilled at dealing with difficult customers.Skilled workers can expect to earn pretty high wages after a few years.There’s a shortage of skilled labour.We need more skilled engineers.